Did you jump on the bandwagon?

I mean the EPP hexagon bandwagon? 

I searched back on my blog to try to find out when I jumped on started my hexagon quilt with no luck. 

The earliest picture I found dates back to May 5, 2011 and there were quite a few made then. However, I didn't have any plan in mind on how or what I would do with them. I had no clue what I was getting myself into how long this process would take.

The next post was on February 8, 2012 where I had made my hexagons into flowers. I remember that my original plan was not to do flowers but somewhere along the path I decided to make them into simple flowers. 

Then on March 17, 2013, it seems as if I had a plan to alternate scrappy colored flowers with white flowers with a colored center. 

 Notice that I only had one post per year in 2011 & 2012. I really didn't work on hexagons on a regular basis...just when I needed a portable project. 

 By July 31, 2013, I had quite a bit done but still much more to do. 

With the pattern I choose, I needed a LOT of filler pieces but by 

February 17, 2014, I was on my way to putting the pieces together! 

I could see a dim light at the end of the tunnel and I was determined to work harder on getting it done.

By April 18, 2014, I had the top pieced but it needed a border...so I started making more white hexagons.

Then I decided I wanted the top and bottom of the quilt to be straight rather than the zagged edge you get with hexagons. 

I needed to make half hexagons to fill in. 

I am so happy to show you my finished quilt!

After many, many hours of hand piecing work, it is finished!!!

The binding was done using this method that I found on Pinterest. 

It does require you to make more hexagons to fit the outline of your top but it is worth it! I love how it turned out!

The back is a floral print from my stash. The binding hexagons are all from the same fabric from my stash.

I machine straight lined quilted around the scrappy flowers and around the centers of the white flowers. I FMQ petals in the scrappy flowers. 

(the only machine work on this quilt) 

Pocketful of Posies!

I am so stinking happy with this quilt! 

I am proud that I persevered and did not give up in the process...

and it was a long process!